Watford vs Stoke City

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🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Watford 16 · Stoke City 17
Referee Stats
20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.45
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 40%
Draws 35%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-7).
  • Stoke City controlled possession (60%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.74 / 1.22

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.96
1.30
GF
0.74
1.17
GA
1.22
43%
O2.5
30%
52%
BTTS
26%
9%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank16th
Stoke City rank17th
Watford points57
Stoke City points55
Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12
27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals1-11
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS26%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home70%
Watford clean sheet at home22%
Stoke City score away48%
Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Stoke City score first0%
Stoke City win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Stoke City 17%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Stoke City —

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40
Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Stoke City score away0.74 vs 1.20
Stoke City concede away1.22 vs 1.40
Watford score 7% below league average, while Stoke City score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
10
7
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
316
478
Passes Accurate
243
404
Passes %
77%
85%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Watford vs Stoke City Head-to-Head History by Season